Green Cert - Urgent Question

Jonny303

Hi,

I just got my offer for the green cert distance course starting in March.

One major problem....I have no level 6 qualification. Does anyone have any experience of any way around this (Would they let me do something at the same time etc)

I applied for the cert, saw the requirement and said I would do something in the meantime to get me the qualification. Of course, that never happened and now I have the opportunity but no cert!

Obviously the thing to do is ring them, but that will have to wait until Monday.

Thanks for any feedback

J

Jonny303

On a side question, anybody know roughly the age of people who go this route?

At 28 will I be the old boy?

Who2

At 28 you'll be in the middle, I don't think it'll matter much because I'd seriously doubt they'll let you sit the course without the level 6.

Muckit

I'd say the requirement for level 6 is coming from Fetac.

barnaman

https://www.teagasc.ie/education/courses/course-search/teagasc-distance-education-green-cert.php

Be a holder of a Level 6 or Higher Major Award in a non-agricultural discipline. A Teagasc certified copy of the qualification held will be required and can be obtained by bringing the original parchment for certification to any Teagasc office. If the award is not on the National Framework of Qualifications, or if there can be any doubt as to the equivalence of the award on the National Framework of Qualifications, the onus is on the applicant to provide proof that the award meets this entry requirement. Information on the National Framework of Qualifications is available from Quality and Qualifications Ireland’s (QQI), Qualification Recognition Service.

Everyone on my course had a previous qualification. They are strict about it.

mycro2013

Previously ive known of lads serving apprenticeships to do the course and receiving thé cert on completion of their trade. The enrolment in a level 6 course may fit thé requirements.

If you have no other option thé level 6 in agricultural mechanisation in pallaskenry offers a level 6 and a green cert on complétion. 1.5 year course plus 6 months placement.

Jonny303

Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately pallaskenry would not be an option as I work full time. I will ring tomorrow and hopefully, but unlikely, something will come of it

Count Mondego

Jonny303 wrote: »

Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately pallaskenry would not be an option as I work full time. I will ring tomorrow and hopefully, but unlikely, something will come of it

I did it working fulltime, as did everyone else in the class. What's stopping you?

Jonny303

mycro2013 wrote: »

If you have no other option thé level 6 in agricultural mechanisation in pallaskenry offers a level 6 and a green cert on complétion. 1.5 year course plus 6 months placement.

It's the 6 month placement I wouldn't be able to do

mycro2013

Jonny303 wrote: »

It's the 6 month placement I wouldn't be able to do

Your current place of work may fit the criteria for thé work placement. Known of lads doing placements in a variety of places workshops, feed merchants it is fairly varied.

Jonny303

Doubtful, working for myself in a totally non agricultural setting (Self Storage)

mycro2013

You can be economic with the truth. Up play thé job. Your placement will be in facility management and maintenance. Lads have done their placements driving trucks on thé harvest trail in america.simples.

Tarzann

I got an offer to apply last week and was surprised by the speed of it all. It had been reported that the next course would commenced next September then all of a sudden we were given about 8 days to gather all the documents etc and get previous qualification stamped at a Teagasc office and pay the deposit.

With more applicants than places I'm a bit afraid that they'll be very strict on the documents, originals versus copies / verified birth cert etc just as a way of reducing the numbers.

Peter90

where is it this course is on?

johnnyw20

I'm 25 and I'm looking to do the green cert. I would need to do it part time though but I do not have a level 6 course

If I was to do a level 6 course part time in say business, could I then apply to do the green cert part time?

Jonny303

That was my plan, complete a part time level 6 and then use that. Unfortunately the offer came before the course.

You can do online level 6 business courses through some of the colleges, think they advise it takes 3 months

I got offered the place in Kildalton

Tarzann

Did many of you get offered a place?
I got a place on the Kildalton course, induction evening Monday 20th Feb

Tarzann

Did many of you get offered a place?
I got a place on the Kildalton course, induction evening Monday 20th Feb